Help me! + Cheap Target Finds

Long time, no see friends! Tyler and I have been super busy lately...thrifting can be quite addicting. Speaking of "thrifting," since when did it become a verb? It must not be in the books yet because my iPhone always wants to correct it to say "thriftiness," which, I must say is a pretty cool word if you ask me. For example, when you use it like this...

"Thanks to Lauren and her thriftiness, she and Tyler will have everything they need to start a life together."

;)

 Anyway, I would love to start blogging more regularly. I don't know if I can commit to daily posts just yet, but I am thinking of setting up a weekly schedule with themed posts for certain days of the week. For example:

• Wedding Wedneday
• Thrifty Thursday
• Target Tuesday
• Flip It (furniture) Friday

These are just some ideas that I've been bouncing around. I think it would make things better for y'all if you knew what to expect each week, and it would create more organized posts, etc. As always, each post will included bulleted lists in order to make it easier to read and understand, even if you're in a hurry.

So... tell me what y'all think!

• Should I have themed weekly posts?
• Should I continue with the bulleted lists?
• What kind of money saving/wedding/whatever kind of posts would you like to see? 

I want to make this blog as helpful and meaningful to y'all as possible. And I don't know if I'm mentioned this before, but I absolutely love writing. I know what I do here is pretty informal, but believe it or not, writing is one of my best skills. My teachers and professors used to rave over my essays, and now that I'm done with school (at least for now), I actually miss writing essays. I know, I know. I'm nuts. Tyler and I joke that every time he sends me one of his essays to edit, I just end up re-writing the whole thing. But, hey, he's making A's! 

I digress.

Basically, what I'm trying to say is, I want to really take this thing somewhere. I don't necessarily mean this blog. I just mean writing about things that are helpful and meaningful to other people. As many of you know, my degree is in early education. And while I love children and education, I hate the politics of teaching. Lately, I have been feeling a pull in a different direction. Not right now, but in the future. 

So, help me help you by telling me what you want to see more of here!

Okay, enough tugging of the heartstrings...let's talk about saving money!

 

 As you can see, I've been on a Target kick lately. I have been to 3 different Targets probably about 4 times this week...I *think*...could be more. Here's the breakdown of some of my favorite finds:

• These Sonia Kashuk makeup brushes were originally $21.99. I found them on clearance for $6.48. I really, really need new make up brushes (I may have been using the same ones for over a year.) Pretty sweet deal for 4 brushes and a clutch!
• This up & up brand ibuprofen was $1.02 regular price, I used a $2/2 up & up pain relief item Target Mobile coupon and scored 2 of these for just $0.02 each! Then, Tyler used his phone to get an additional 2! Always make your significant other come along, even if you have to drag them.
• Just in time for allergy season! I was able to get 4 of the Mucinex Allergy Tablets which are $7.49 each regular price. I used a $5/1 manufacturer coupon from the  2/23 SS (smart source) and a $2/1 Target printable coupon making them just $0.49 each. You can only print 2 Target coupons per computer, I used my computer and Tyler's. There is also a $2.50 mail in rebate in the 2/23 SS that you could send in for, making this deal a money maker, but I won't be doing that.
• This nifty wall art was originally $14.99. I found it on clearance for 4.48, and I found a cart wheel for wall art making it an additional 15% off...making it about $3.85. I think it will look nice in the apartment we don't have...yet!

 I also found these things:

 These water colors were on clearance for $0.90 each. Then Tyler and I both used a $1/1 up & up brand school supply item on each, making them both free! The twins I nanny for will enjoy these.

 This cute little piggy was originally priced at 19.99, but I found him on clearance for $5.98. Then, I used my cartwheel app and found a 15% off coupon for wall art (same one I used for the one up there ^^^^) making it about $5.08. I am actually going to be giving this to a friend who loves pigs.

And finally, some unpictured deals:

• We scored 2 free archer farms k-cups (3 packs)....regularly $1.49 each, we both used a Target mobile coupon for $1.50/1 archer farms coffee k-cups/ I do not have a Keurig, so I will be giving these away.
• This may be TMI for some, but hey, I am keeping it real... I was able to get 8 packs of Kotex pantyliners for just 0.19 each ($0.94 each before coupons). I used 4 $2/2 Target printable coupons (2 from my computer, 2 from Tyler's).
• As if we need more hand soap... I picked up 2 bottles of up and up hand soap for 0.17 each...regularly priced at $0.99 each, on sale now for 0.67 each and used a $0.50/1 Target printable coupon on each.
• There was (however I think it has now reached its limit) a printable coupon for $1/1 up & up school supplies (it was also a mobile coupon, which is weird) which we used to buy a large bag of pens for $0.22 (I believe) and some paper clips for around the same price.

So, there you have it! My totally Target kind of week breakdown...I think we did pretty well! However, I did miss Publix this week. They just really didn't have anything I wanted. Maybe next time!

Please don't forget to either leave a comment here or on Facebook to let me know what you would like to see happening around here, and if you got in on some couponing action this week, tell us how it went!